Water Blogged

Fifth-grade students at Forsyth School in St. Louis, MO learned about clean water access and usage, both at home and around the world. Through curricular experiences, guest speaker Dr. Daniel Giammar, Professor of Environmental Engineering Director at Washington University, and a visit to the Chain of Rocks Water Treatment facility, students learned about how water has connections to so many areas of our lives. This knowledge became the inspiration for Grade 5’s community service project through H2O for Life, which offers a service-learning opportunity designed to engage, educate, and inspire youth to take action to solve the global water crisis […]

Mafi Adadekope is a rural community of approximately 2,500 people located in the Volta region of Ghana. The major economic activity in the community is subsistent farming, trading, and hunting. The people are very friendly and accommodating. Mafi Adadekope Community School was established in 1963 by the Government of Ghana in partnership with the community. The school has not received any major development from the government since its establishment, so the community members always come together to support the school through communal labor with the support of other organizations. BEFORE: The school did not have any source of safe water. […]

Dodome Awiesu is a rural community located in the Adaklu district in the Volta region of Ghana. The major economic activity in the community is subsistent farming and hunting. The people are friendly and accommodating. Dodome Awiesu Community School was established in 1961 by the Government of Ghana in partnership with the community. The school has not received any major development from the government since its establishment, so the community members regularly come together to support the school through communal labor and local materials. BEFORE: Dodome Awiesu, with a current population of 123 students, lacked any source of safe water […]

H2O for Life High School Fellowship Alumni Take on D.C. at U.S. WASH Convening If you have had H2O for Life in your classroom, you might be familiar with the term. “WASH.” WASH is an acronym that stands for Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene. It is the sector that you support when you raise funds for a water project with H2O for Life. In the United States, this sector has never before come together to meet as a group. That was until last week in Washington D.C. when the first ever WASH Convening was hosted by our friends at Dig […]

Plainview-Elgin-Millville Science Club raised $540 with their annual Mother’s Day Plant sale! The MN students also raffled off a gift basket and a bouquet of beautiful crocheted flowers made by Megan Goetz, pictured with Science Club member, Zach Hassig. You can help support the PEM CAMPAIGN HERE